Leksyon ng eleksyon

Again and again, this is our one shot chance to correct the decades-and-generat
ions-old mistakes we and our elders have inflicted on our nation. Sadly in this
democtratic setup, we only get to choose from old, tired faces whose hypocriti
cal smiles are lining our poster-infested alleys and streets. But the again, th
ere is hope. Hope in that we may be electing the lesser evil, that this time ar
ound, they and we, too, will learn so much from our collective electoral experi
ences. That they make use of their victory as a contract to us, Filipinos, to u
plift our countrymen from ignorance and despair, from the bondage of poverty an
d slavery, from the clutches of false promises and passe ideology. So help us G
od.

I urge people not to vote out of anger. Let's vote with sobriety and good sens
e. Let's vote for people with substance, people who do their job out of the me
dia eye but are working nevertheless. People like Angara deserve another seat
in the Senate if only for his record in lawmaking. My god, let's not forget th
at Senators are lawmakers first and foremost, and that their primary duty is to
make laws.

i, too, hope against hope that we, the Filipino people, will come out victoriou
s after this election. but i fear when candidates spend millions of pesos to wi
n a P35,000 per month job to serve his constituents! i fear when candidates kil
l each other to serve the masses... i fear when cheaters, like Garci, will run
and i doubly fear that the likes of him may win this election... i fear when th
e opposition says that the peace-keepers like the PNP, army campaigns for candi
dates... i fear when candidates who are obviously snakes, liars, known drug lor
ds and jueteng lords spend millions to win.. i fear when losers in this electio
n will again take the streets professing they have been cheated...

is there really hope?

I only wish... it will be peaceful... with all these hassles and bussy streets.
This election fever will finally end.